Soda-water apparatus.



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SODA WATER APPARATUS.

I (Application filed Feb. 25. IBOIJ (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l I Fa-tented June It), I902.

R. M. GREEN &. R. M. GREEN, JR.

SODA WATER APPARATUS.

{Application filed Feb. 25, 1901.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

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' twenty-four tilting syrup-tanks and the-six UNITED STAT S PATENTOFFICE.

RoBERT M. GREEN AND ROBERT n. GREEN, JR, or PHILADELPHIA,

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,133, dated June 10,1902. Application filed February 25, l. l. Serial No. 48,767. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT M. GREEN and ROBERT M. GREEN, Jr., citizensof the United States, residing in thecity and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSoda- Water Apparatus, of which the following is a specification;

Draft-tubes in tilting-can fountains-have heretofore been located eitheron that part of:

is usually about three inches in width and.

the space occupied by which serves no other purpose than to carry adraft-tube. The portion of the panel under the tube and the space in thefountain back of the same is unused or lost. As compactness is one ofthe things of most importance in a soda-fountain, the loss of this spaceis of considerable moment. (not an uncommon number) and the panelallotted to each is threeinches wide there are eighteen inches of thefountain -case that serve no other purpose than to carry thedraft-tubes. Furthermore, it is obvious that if these six spaces wereused for syrup-tanks and the fountain was otherwise designed for syrupsinstead ,of twenty-four without" in-; creasing the space occupied by thefountain andwithout increasing the length thereof,

thus utilizing what has been heretofore a serious waste of space andawaste of costly material, which 1s even more serious.

It is the object. and purpose of our invention to utilize the spacesunder the drafttubes by the insertion of a syrup-tank, preferably ofthe'fsliding or drawer type, shown in the drawings attached to thisspecification.

The invention-consists in locating all the draft-tubes on the panelsbetween the tilting For instance, if there are six drafts .municateswith the latter.

ber' G is placed the horizontally-arranged,

wise vacant space below the draft-tubes by inserting a sliding orhorizontal tank, thereby acquiring an additional syrup for everydraft-"tube without increasing the length of thefountain. The draft-tubeis connected with a'portion of the wall of the casing in front of themain chamber 0, said wall being cut away below said portion, forming an-'inlet to the supplemental chamber G below said main chamber.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a'soda-water apparatusembodying our invention. Fig. 2 represents a front view there- ,of on areduced scale. Fig. 3 represents a verticalsection thereof on line a;00, Fig. 2.

.Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the frame or casing of asoda-water apparatus; B, the ice-box therein; 0, the front chamber, inwhich is located'the tilting syrup-tanks and through which passes thesupply-pipe D of the draft-tube E, and F the coils for coolingthevcarbonated waters.

G designates a chamber which exists below the iee-box B and chamber 0and comsyrup'jar'or tank H, which is provided with the faucet J andsupported on the base-plate K, the latter having hinged to it the drop-.door L for said jar H and having journaled therein a handle J tooperatethe dischargeplug of said faucet J It will be seenthat provisionis made for the employment of an additional syrup-jar, as at H, belowthe drafttube, where such jar has not heretofore existed.

M designates tilting or upright syrup jars or tanks, and N the usualholders therefor, saidholders having facings P thereon. I It will alsobe noticed that the chamber G is set out from the bottom portion of thecasing A, as. are also the chambers aside of said chamber G, so that theseveral chambers overhang the space in front of said bottom portion,thus providing a place for the glasses or drinking vessels. The'axis ofthe door L isparallelwith the axes of those of the side chambers at thefront of the base-plate K of the chamber.

In said cham- We prefer the horizontal type of syrup tank because of thefacility with which the same can be replenished with syrup. As is wellknown, the mouth or open side of a tilting or upright tank is located ator near the top of the apparatus, and to replenish the same with syrupthe operator, unless he be very tall, is obliged to use a ladder or box,which is in his Way when he is through with the same and is a generalnuisance in front of the fountain. By using the horizontal tank (whichmay be replenished by the operator while he is standing on the floor)for the leading syrups (those requiring replenishing the mostfrequently) it is obvious the operator will be spared the use of theladder or box for replenishing his syrup-tanks in a large number ofinstances.

We do'uot limit ourselves to any particular type of syrup-tan ks in thespaces under the drafttubes, as it is obvious any form of ROBT. M.GREEN. ROBERT M. GREEN, JR.

W itncsses:

FRANK D. GREEN, W. R. Hoovnn.

